You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do.
DOROTHY PARKERThe cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I’m under the table/After four I’m under my host.
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